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deliverer

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who delivers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who brings deliverance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person who gives up or transfers money or goods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: bailor

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone employed to make deliveries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deliveryman, delivery boy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: employee

Narrower terms: carrier, newsboy, coalman, grocery boy, iceman, mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, milkman, paperboy

5

noun

Meaning 5

a person who rescues you from harm or danger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: savior, saviour, rescuer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: benefactor, helper

Narrower terms: messiah, christ

6

noun

Meaning 6

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Son, Word, Logos, Jew, Hebrew, Israelite, prophet

Narrower terms: El Nino

History

Etymology

From deliver + -er.